Example sentences of "that could [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I did n't , then that could mean an operation for a dropped foot . |
| 2 | She was tall , slender , thirty-plus ; she had long hands , red hair , and the kind of class that could make a shopgirl weep with envy . |
| 3 | The authoress describes her as having ‘ a mouth that could make a man think of doing some very strange things ’ . |
| 4 | That man possessed an absolutely deadly charm — a charm that could make a prisoner of the most stalwart heart . |
| 5 | pictured at his retirement dinner with his farewell gift from the Company — a banjo barometer ( there 's no doubt that could make a joke about this one ! ) . |
| 6 | Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up . |
| 7 | He discussed at some length the problems that arise over trying to define ideas such as ‘ compulsion ’ , and in estimating the degree of severity of pressure that could make an action not voluntary . |
| 8 | With a smile that could melt a nun 's heart ! |
| 9 | In this scenario , no benefit is conferred that could trigger a Schedule E liability under s80 ; the managers either maintain their maximum share of Newco or lose something . |
| 10 | The runners found themselves unfairly rebuked for the market-makers ' errors , and for their whimsical misquotes or bid-only quotes that could ruin a deal . |
| 11 | Indeed , Wycliffe maintained that Gaunt regarded political instability as one of the greatest evils that could befall a state ; and Gaunt 's political career suggests that he believed that political stability was best ensured by the maintenance of the prerogatives of the monarchy . |
| 12 | ‘ or was likely to be caused to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) or on a road ’ 'Likely to be caused' means potentially dangerous such as sharp edges jutting out from the body of a motor vehicle ; a loose driver 's seat which could cause loss of control of the car ; projecting wheel wing nuts or mudguards that could strike a pedestrian ; and a loose rear bumper that might fall off and cause an accident etc . |
| 13 | They are nothing worth looking at , for they have green hair and green teeth and little pigs ' eyes and long red noses and shod arms more like a flipper than any respectable arm that could do a day 's work . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought that Austria was too much of a hifalutin idea , ’ grumbles the bowl-headed frontman in an Irish accent that could shag a shamrock . |
| 15 | In a single sentence , Pope John provided the Council with a method and commentators with material that could last a lifetime . |
| 16 | The scientists of Idaho were designing a gold-lined stainless steel container that could hold a mixture of deuterium and tritium gases at up to 3000 times atmospheric pressure and at temperatures ranging from hundreds of degrees centigrade to freezing and below . |
| 17 | But Laird 's trade unionists are still bitter about the council 's decision to object to the proposed Point of Ayr gas terminal the development that could offer a lifeline to the yard if it wins approval . |
| 18 | Real Sociedad manager John Toshack could not attend yesterday 's launch because his side face a vital game that could clinch a UEFA Cup place . |
| 19 | When there is a dispute between nations that could bring a threat to peace , the Security Council listens first to all sides of the argument . |
| 20 | But he believes that there are developments around the corner that could bring a lot of changes for the better , not least of them , technological changes . |
| 21 | Companies and auditors are not discussing with the UITF , before finalising their accounts , proposed accounting treatments that could set a precedent for other companies . |
| 22 | The end product is intended to be a computer that could control a robot to perform such tasks as picking strawberries or blackcurrants . |
| 23 | As we moved along I could n't help feeling apprehensive as I looked for newly disturbed ground that could contain a box mine , or glancing at the trees and hedges for signs of booby-traps . |
| 24 | In part two : Cancer lifeline … the new drug that could stop a killer spreading . |
| 25 | Junior and Senior cataloguers participate in a profit-sharing scheme that could give a salary uplift of up to 12% . |
| 26 | There is not the amount of direct questioning that could give an interview the air of a lawyer/witness relationship . |
| 27 | The ensemble should , of course , not be too sexy , but polite , though not conciliatory — nothing that could suggest an inclination to join his mother in the kitchen to whip up a batch of fairy cakes . |
| 28 | A little idea that could help a lot of women , every day . |
| 29 | The probabilities for events that could initiate a LOCA — pipe or component failures , transients and so on — is derived in part from data banks that store information on failure rates from reactors around the world , but the large majority of probabilities of system failures are determined from fault-tree techniques . |
| 30 | He had also walked the whole way in a pair of ex-NATO boots , high-laced stiff things that could reduce an SAS regular into a hobbling wreck in five minutes . |